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trooping

verb

present participle of troop

as in marching

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Back then, with no off-ramp in sight in the Middle East, oil was marching higher, stoking inflation fears, and bond yields went along for the ride.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Many English, Welsh and Scottish people and most Irish people remained Catholic and thus opposed to the official religion, but the state churches were marching steadily away from them and toward fundamentalist revolution.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

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Rossi is deeply inspired by Umberto Boccioni’s Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, the Futurist sculpture of a figure striding forward, its body fragmented into aerodynamic forms that suggest speed and movement.

— Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
The monumental Lady in Blue depicts a young Black woman striding forward with purpose in a blue dress and heels, her gaze directed ahead of her.

— News Desk, Artforum, 10 Sep. 2026

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The most famous photograph of the early Second World War is of a Frenchman weeping at the sight of Nazi soldiers parading through the streets of Marseilles in 1940.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
That’s when the party moves beyond the clubhouse, parading down the Canyon of Heroes and throughout the heart and soul of New York City.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

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Two teenage suspects, ages 14 and 15, allegedly grabbed a necklace from the victim’s neck after walking by them, according to police.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The Langham’s Pampered Pets programme extends five-star treatment to your furry friends for a fee, with pet-sitting and dog-walking services.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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With private investment and the backing of the Defense Department in some cases, Carnegie Mellon faculty are pacing the frontier of AI-powered robotic applications.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
YouTube Studio can now suggest pacing and structure for videos, and help creators automatically A/B test thumbnails.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of pacing

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